A case of poisoning caused by intramuscular injection of esfenvalerate.
10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20220303-00108
- VernacularTitle:肌内注射来福灵致中毒1例
- Author:
Jin LI
1
;
Guang Min TANG
2
;
Shi Zhao XIANG
3
;
Ming Yang YANG
3
;
Li YANG
2
Author Information
1. Department of Infection, Chengdu First People's Hospital, Chengdu 610000, China.
2. Department of Infection, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China.
3. Department of Critical Care Medicine, West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Esfenvalerate;
Injections, intramuscular;
Pesticides;
Poisoning;
Pyrethroid;
Rhabdomyolysis
- MeSH:
Humans;
Insecticides;
Injections, Intramuscular;
Pyrethrins;
Nitriles/metabolism*
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2023;41(3):225-227
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Esfenvalerate is a kind of commonly used highly effective pyrethroid insecticide. It is common for people who are poisoned by contact or misuse, but rarely reported for people who are poisoned by intramuscular injection. This paper reports a case of intramuscular injection of esfenvalerate in the Department of Infection, West China Hospital of Sichuan University in November 2021. The patient was intramuscularly injected with about 20 ml of esfenvalerate, inducing the sense of swelling and tingling, degeneration and necrosis of striated muscle tissue at the injection site, also liver function damage and other manifestations. The patient was discharged from hospital after rehydration, accelerating poison metabolism, anti-infection, liver protection and local puncture.
